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FORBES - Aug 17 - The League, which is live in 16 cities and growing quickly, is one example of innovation in the dating space. It sets a daily limit of three to five matches. "You have to login every day. I like to think it makes you value each profile a little more," said the app's founder Amanda Bradford. Bradford herself is an alumnus of Sequoia Capital, Salesforce, Google, Carnegie Mellon and Stanford. She shared her top three strategies for building a company in an undervalued space at a recent brunchwork at Galvanize, the 21st century school for engineers, entrepreneurs and data scientists.

Don't hesitate

Invest in yourself Regardless of your industry, you have to "be okay with using your own funding," Bradford said.

MANLY DAILY - Dating app The League will launch later this year or early next in Sydney. Amanda Bradford, the founder of the app says it is "a community for people that are attracted to intelligence, ambition, drive and passion, and for people that want a relationship that is a partnership of equals". The app verifies users not only via Facebook but also through LinkedIn.

MASHABLE - July 25 - Blue is a new premium version of the existing dating app Loveflutter, and it promises users to match them with Twitter celebrities. Loveflutter has been around since 2013, but they recently relaunched as the first dating app to rely on tweets to find users matches. Blue is yet another addition to the increasingly long list of exclusive dating apps such as The League, The Inner Circle, and Raya.

HUFFINGTON POST - July 25 - It is said money doesn't buy happiness, but it does result in experiencing happiness. Economists from Case Western University were able to prove that increased household earnings caused improved emotional well-being. 75% of women in a ForbesWoman survey said they would turn down a marriage proposal from a man who is unemployed. Neil Clark Warren, founder of eHarmony.com famously proclaimed, "A couple needs to be within one standard deviation of each other in intelligence (10 points in either direction)". Intelligence strongly correlates with income, which is certainly a key underlying component of dating service The League.

GEEKWIRE - July 21 - Founded in 2014, The League differentiates itself from other dating apps with a vetting process that scrutinizes a candidate's education, career, and, "ambition." The company has already sold ~100 memberships - $179 per year, which speeds up the matching process and provides access to special perks. The app then sends users 3-to-5 potential matches per day. The League, which employs 25 people and raised $2.5M, also throws private parties for its members and will host a launch event in Seattle next week.

ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE - June 4 - The League is set to launch in Atlanta in early June. The app has a launch party scheduled for Atlanta on June 6, and is planning to launch in nine other cities this summer.

HERALD LIVE - June 1 - The League is an exclusive club. Its tagline is "Date. Intelligently". An online dating app for the well-educated, ambitious and generally high paid. The brainchild of Amanda Bradford, a 32-year-old self-confessed nerd, the elite dating app has been active in the US since 2015 and has just launched in the UK. New members are judged on a number of different criteria - where they work, professional title, LinkedIn connections and Facebook friends. The world of elite dating apps is growing and becoming increasingly competitive. There's Raya, Beautiful People and Luxy.

TECH CRUNCH - May 24 - Originally launched in early 2015, the app is still only in 7 cities – New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C and London. But the startup just announced they are adding 10 cities before the end of August. They are: Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami, Austin, Houston, Dallas, San Diego, Denver, Seattle and Toronto. The startup will also be hosting a launch party in each city.

THE IRISH SUN - Apr 30 - Dating app The League, which has been branded Tinder for the elite, is launching in Dublin. The founder of the invitation-only dating app, Amanda Bradford, says they already have lots of Irish people on their books in San Francisco, New York and London where it has just launched this week. Education is one of the top criteria for gaining entry along with success in business.

NATIONAL POST - Apr 25 - Tech companies are investing big bucks and testing what they see as digital dating 2.0: virtual reality. vTime is a free app that offers experiences like virtual comedy clubs, co-gaming experiences and art galleries. Elitist dating app The League is testing "Love Without Limits," a collaboration with Oculus and River Studios, to throw VR blind date parties across America. Cerevrum, which traditionally created apps to help improve public speaking skills, now has a VR dating training course. eHarmony predicts we'll regularly go on full-sensory VR dates by 2040.

BUSINESS INSIDER - Apr 25 - The League, a selective dating app for young, successful individuals, is launching in London. The app first launched in San Francisco in 2015. The team behind the League has hosted a series of "pre-game" parties at glamorous venues across London. The app claims to have a waiting list of ~10k people in the UK. It is free to use, but users can opt to pay for additional features for £140/month.

MASHABLE - Mar 27 - The League, the super-exclusive dating app for ambitious intellectuals, is currently only available in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Boston. But he app announces its plan to expand into 10 international cities this year, with London first up on the agenda. London was chosen as its first international stop due to its "similarities to Manhattan" - The League's "best market to date." The League will officially launch in London on April 25, and the app says it will select ~2k from the 10k people currently on its waitlist to join its founding London community.

TECH CRUNCH - Mar 18 - The exclusive dating app adds "read receipts", a new feature that could help the paid members to figure out if someone's deliberately ignoring them or if they just haven't opened the app in a while. The League membership costs $179.99/year and includes features like profile feedback and access to more potential matches.

TECH CRUNCH - Mar 8 - Tinder has been operating a members-only version of the platform called Tinder Select, which is for only the elite users on the app, including CEOs, super models, and other affluent types.Tinder has invited people to the platform, some of whom have the ability to 'nominate' others. But those who were nominated can't nominate anyone else, which prevents the members-only layer of the app from spreading uncontrollably. It's unclear exactly how Tinder decides who gets invited and who doesn't. One factor that might be included in the Tinder Select criteria could be the Tinder Elo score, which is an algorithmic rating system across all Tinder users. Tinder Select has been around for almost six months. This isn't the first time a dating app has tried to serve its top users. There is Raya and The League. Bumble is relaunching its VIBee "verified" tier which rewards users who make a positive contribution to the Bumble community.

CHICAGO TRIBUNE - Oct 27 - The League, an invite-only dating app, has just launched in Chicago. Of the 2k accepted Chicago members, 9% have an MBA, 5% have a law degree, and 3% have an M.D., the company said. 13k daters are on the waiting list, according to the company. But when they pride themselves on accepting only the cream of the crop, niche apps might have to sacrifice growth for reputation. Mark Brooks, an online dating industry analyst who runs Online Personals Watch, cited services like BeautifulPeople.com and other dating sites that proclaim themselves to be "elite." To grow, "Do you start being not so elite?" Brooks said. "These apps are limited in how much they can grow."

CHICAGOINNO - Oct 25 - The League, an ultra-exlusive dating app for "ambitious high-achieving professionals", officially launched in Chicago. In Chicago, the app has selected 2,500 people out of the ~10k that signed up, the company says. "There was a high demand in Chicago, coupled with the fact that the City is a hotbed for startups and entrepreneurs, the decision was really a no brainer," said The League Founder and CEO Amanda Bradford. "The League isn't based on how much money you make, but rather your desire to succeed", she says.

BOSTON GLOBE - Oct 17 - The app officially debuts in Boston on Oct 26 but has already accepted 2K local founding members, a diverse group of singles from businesses, academia, the medical field, and the nonprofit sector. An Ivy League degree isn't necessary to get in, but it helps. The free app's algorithm screens applicants' Facebook and LinkedIn profiles to identify their university degrees, title and employer, preferences, size of their network, and other relevant variables.

WSJ - Oct 12 - After becoming popular among college students, dating apps Tinder, Happn and The League are now welcoming singles in their late 30s and beyond. The reason? Their money. People 35 and older contribute 30% of The League's revenue, though they make up only 20% of its users. "Once you've stocked the shelves, you can start monetizing," said Mark Brooks, CEO of Courtland Brooks, a company that helps dating companies with business development. Daters aged 35 and up, he says, "know what they want and are willing to pay for it." In the US, recurring payments bring in more than 80% of the dating industry's $2.6B in annual revenue, according to Mr. Brooks's estimates. The League's revenue jumped 10% when the company allowed users over 40 to purchase memberships. Tinder charges users 30+ twice what it charges younger users for premium features.

GUESTOFAGUEST - July 20 - The League is no longer just an invitation only dating app for elitists. Now, The League is helping women take control of their bodies and their future. The dating app is hosting an Egg Freezing & Fertility Panel for independent, sperm-less women. The event will present an extensive panel complete with board-certified reproductive specialists, details on the egg-freezing process, and cocktails.